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	<title>Scrutiny Hooligans &#187; History</title>
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	<description>If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen. â€” Samuel Adams</description>
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		<title>Radical Revolution of Values &#8211; MLK, Jr.</title>
		<link>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2012/01/16/radical-revolution-of-values-mlk-jr/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gordon Smith</dc:creator>
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		<title>Walking and Chewing Gum Redux</title>
		<link>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2011/12/20/walking-and-chewing-gum-redux/</link>
		<comments>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2011/12/20/walking-and-chewing-gum-redux/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:45:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Evolve or perish. We&#8217;ve spoken about walking and chewing gum before and it&#8217;s back again. On the heels of this weekend&#8217;s Netroots New York conference that spent a lot of time on Occupy Wall Street, Robert Cruickshank (formerly with the Courage Campaign) offers reflections on the Progressive and Occupy movements and thinks it is time [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You Know It&#8217;s Time For Another Occupy Thread</title>
		<link>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2011/12/14/you-know-its-time-for-another-occupy-thread/</link>
		<comments>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2011/12/14/you-know-its-time-for-another-occupy-thread/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 04:25:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gordon Smith</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cecil Bothwell]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[An ordinance was advanced at Tuesday&#8217;s City Council meeting that would regulate camping and storage on public-owned property. I moved that the ordinance be referred to Asheville&#8217;s Public Safety Committee for some review, vetting, consideration, etc. That motion passed 5-2 with Councilman Davis and Mayor Bellamy opposed.
Also on Tuesday I became a member of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Catch the Spirirt</title>
		<link>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2011/11/21/catch-the-spirirt/</link>
		<comments>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2011/11/21/catch-the-spirirt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:11:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lt. John Pike pepper sprays his way through art history. 
(image above courtesy of a friend)
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		<title>Dr. Wesley Grant, Sr. Southside Center</title>
		<link>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2011/10/10/dr-wesley-grant-sr-southside-center/</link>
		<comments>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2011/10/10/dr-wesley-grant-sr-southside-center/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 19:13:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gordon Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asheville City Council]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Approving funding for this community center was among my first votes on City Council, and it&#8217;s deeply gratifying to see the doors open. The Grant Center will be a new community hub for residents of Southside neighborhood and the River Arts District. It symbolizes healthy renewal and a integration of vision across generations. Thanks to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Future They Feared</title>
		<link>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2011/10/02/the-future-they-feared/</link>
		<comments>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2011/10/02/the-future-they-feared/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 14:25:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We were sitting in a Waffle House in Staunton, Virginia discussing the state of the nation over breakfast. I had just read an Ed Kilgore column in Salon&#160; about the nationwide Republican war on voting rights, and the conservative debate over whether voting is even a right or not. 
As I am standing in line [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Troy Davis&#8211; From the (Prison) Ground</title>
		<link>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2011/09/22/troy-davis-from-the-prison-ground/</link>
		<comments>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2011/09/22/troy-davis-from-the-prison-ground/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 20:54:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shadmarsh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Local blogger, gadfly and muckraker Jason Bugg traveled to Georgia Diagnostic Prison to bear witness to the Troy Davis execution, here&#8217;s an excerpt and a link to the entire story&#8230; 
I’m not a journalist; I’m a guy who writes simple little things for this blog. Thanks to the readers of this blog, I went down [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You Belong At This Vigil</title>
		<link>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2011/09/12/you-belong-at-this-vigil/</link>
		<comments>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2011/09/12/you-belong-at-this-vigil/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:38:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gordon Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s time to come out and stand together to call for equality for all people. Tonight at 7pm, Asheville will gather in Pack Square. Our state&#8217;s General Assembly reconvenes this week and will put forth legislation to hold a referendum to enshrine bigotry into our North Carolina Constitution. Whenever the rights of an oppressed minority [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Refuse To Be Helpless</title>
		<link>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2011/09/09/refuse-to-be-helpless/</link>
		<comments>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2011/09/09/refuse-to-be-helpless/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 10:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gordon Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following is a guest post from frequent commenter, TJ.
2,976. One number with many names.
46. One number &#8211; the years of a man&#8217;s life.
9/11. A number we will never forget. The day all the numbers came together to end.
Jonathan. One name among many. All unfinished lives.

Terrorists, jihad, tragedy, Ground Zero, heroes, victims, survivors, National Security, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reviving The Fair</title>
		<link>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2011/08/15/reviving-the-fair/</link>
		<comments>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2011/08/15/reviving-the-fair/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 01:41:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gordon Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Burton Street Agricultural Fair has an excellent article by Rob Neufeld about its history and revival. The Fair will live again from 1-8pm on Sept. 24 at the Burton Street Community Center. This is a hard article to excerpt, so please go read the whole thing. One great piece of information is this:
Darin Waters, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Anacreontic Song</title>
		<link>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2011/07/04/the_anacreontic_song/</link>
		<comments>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2011/07/04/the_anacreontic_song/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 19:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Management</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[Editor's Note: this entry originally appeared here on 7/4/2007, and was written by one of our former contributors who gave us permission to run it once again. It's one of our favorites.]
(This post has a soundtrack too &#8211; &#8220;Our National Anthem&#8221;, by Negativland, from 1993&#8242;s Free album. Click here to listen or download.
When someone says [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Moffitt Bill Passes</title>
		<link>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2011/05/18/moffitt-bill-passes-2/</link>
		<comments>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2011/05/18/moffitt-bill-passes-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 02:38:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gordon Smith</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Buncombe County]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A representative who was voted in by only a third of Buncombe County residents has successfully manhandled a bill into law that will restrict the choices of all County voters. Without discussion with Buncombe&#8217;s legislative delegation, governmental entities, or citizens, Rep. Tim Moffitt forced a bill ending 220 years of Buncombe County voting tradition. Complicit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clinton Proved Taxes Balance Budgets</title>
		<link>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2011/05/16/clinton-proved-taxes-balance-budgets/</link>
		<comments>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2011/05/16/clinton-proved-taxes-balance-budgets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 22:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>writ of summons</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a remarkable display of vanity and mathematical ineptitude, yesterday on Meet the Press Newt Gingrich took credit for the fiscal 1998-2001 budget surpluses and ascribed the success to &#8220;cutting taxes&#8221;. Watch (apologies for the advertisement):

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
Partial transcript at the 0:10 mark &#8212; Emphasis mine.
Gregory: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Domestic Partner Registry Opens</title>
		<link>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2011/05/03/domestic-partner-registry-opens/</link>
		<comments>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2011/05/03/domestic-partner-registry-opens/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 17:39:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gordon Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While we wait for the world to catch up and stop discriminating against same-sex couples through marriage prohibition, the City of Asheville has a new mechanism that can help committed couples achieve legal status. I encourage all committed same-sex couples to register with the city and to let everyone know you did. It&#8217;s my hope [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wednesday Morning Music</title>
		<link>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2011/02/23/wednesday-morning-music/</link>
		<comments>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2011/02/23/wednesday-morning-music/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 14:46:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Muller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to the Asheville City Council for passing the Equality Resolution last night on a historic 5 to 1 vote. Very special thanks to Councilman Jan Davis for his support.
Please take a moment to thank everyone who voted for the resolution: Vice-Mayor Brownie Newman, Councilmember Jan Davis, Councilmember Esther Manheimer, Councilmember Cecil Bothwell and Councilmember [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coverage of Equality Resolution</title>
		<link>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2011/01/26/coverage-of-equality-resolution/</link>
		<comments>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2011/01/26/coverage-of-equality-resolution/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:36:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gordon Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Joe Hoffman led a group of clergy yesterday in presenting a Resolution for Equality, it was covered by every news outlet in town. For the whole text of the resolution, visit NC Commit. You can also sign on in support of it. Here&#8217;s a smattering of the coverage:
John Boyle, AC-T:
[The] resolution calls for four [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Equal Rights Package To Go To City Council</title>
		<link>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2011/01/25/equal-rights-package-to-go-to-city-council/</link>
		<comments>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2011/01/25/equal-rights-package-to-go-to-city-council/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 19:12:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gordon Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today a group of clergy and laity led by People of Faith for Just Relationships presented a resolution that calls for the City of Asheville to take a major step towards equal rights. It was a moving event, attended by oodles of news outlets and community members. Rev. Joe Hoffman told the crowd that over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Helprin&#8217;s Charge</title>
		<link>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2010/12/29/helprins-charge/</link>
		<comments>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2010/12/29/helprins-charge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 12:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>writ of summons</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes, you have to pinch yourself. Am I really reading this? Such was my reaction to Mark Helprin&#8217;s recent WJS Op-ed. Helprin was apparently responding to Nicholas Kristof&#8217;s column in the New York Times, The Big (Military) Taboo.  If we go the austerity route, will the defense budget be on the table too? Helprin [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Things that Happened</title>
		<link>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2010/12/23/the-things-that-happened/</link>
		<comments>http://scrutinyhooligans.us/2010/12/23/the-things-that-happened/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 14:12:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gordon Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Obama just left DC for an eleven-day vacation to Hawaii in the wake of the most productive Congressional burst we&#8217;ve seen in ages. What happened during this lame duck session?
START &#8211; Obama gets a victory and keeps beating the non-proliferation drum. This is a major step in the right direction for nuclear security worldwide.
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		<title>Some Families Now Illegal</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 03:59:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gordon Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today the NC Supreme Court made same-sex, &#8220;Second Parent&#8221;, adoption illegal. If you value family, then this decision will break your heart.
&#8220;&#8230;the ruling eliminates a method for same-sex couples to adopt and could raise legal questions about so-called &#8220;second parent&#8221; adoptions like this one. They have been granted in Durham and Orange counties in recent [...]]]></description>
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